Welcome to Central Texas Flavor - I was a huge fan of Nick's Grocery for
boudain and green onion sausage. Grangel BBQ has moved in to the former
site, and Mary Meaux has reported City Market in Luling was a model. That's
another hot spot for me. I've been in love with with City Market since I saw
singer Lyle Lovett's barbecue sauce thumbprint framed on the wall.
The Grangel family is settling
in, so for now you get their food to go. I enjoyed a brisket/rib combo. Here's
my highlights. Mario Jr. offered me some candied pecans while waiting. I
noticed the cutest baskets they fashioned from cardboard soda boxes. They're for to-go
cans. Then he presented us with both a mustard-based sauce and a more
traditional sauce that folks around here are "more used to," as he
said.
I loved meeting the family and I'll be back. If you miss Nick's, come see the Grangel gang.
CHIC FLICKS - Feel like firing up "Steel Magnolias" and serving up
Truvy's Cuppa Cuppa Sorta cake? Or try this game: Sip an All Foam coffee drink
while viewing "Clueless" every time you catch an outdated electronic
device on screen.
Here’s another: You
Can't Sit With Us is a spiced rum and Coke with cinnamon whiskey designed for
consuming during "Mean Girls." Imbibe when you see a Coca-Cola
product placement.
What's all this?
Recipes and games from "The Ultimate Chick Flick Cookbook." Richard
S. Sargent is crazy funny and wants readers to "Fall in Love with Over 60
Mouthwatering Recipes, Each Inspired by the Iconic Romantic Comedies You Adore."
More than 60? That
means it could take more than a year to get through this book, then you'll want
to do it again. Recipes for food and drink go with each movie. Laugh, cry and
consume. Here's a trailer:
Recipes:
"The Devil
Wears Prada" - Interesting Choice, a creamy corn chowder and Jarlesberg
biscuits.
"When Harry Met
Sally" - Two Please, a chef salad wrap with oil and vinegar dipping sauce
on the side.
Drinking
Games:
"Funny
Girl" - Dry from Wet - When someone breaks into song.
"Little
Women" - Black Tea Hot Toddy - When someone references marriage or
engagement.
"Dirty
Dancing" - I Carried a Watermelon - When we see a dance sequence.
Rehearsals count.
"Breakfast at
Tiffany's" - Nine Lives - When we see Tiffany's department store, inside
or out.
Darragh Doiron is a
Port Arthur area foodie enjoying summer fare from watermelon to a good grill.
Share your foodie fun at darraghcastillo@icloud.com